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F. KOHNLE TAG MARKING MACHINE Filed Sept. 27 192,2 7 Sheets-Sheet 7Patent Feb.. 19, 1924.

NITED FREDERICK KOHNLE, OF DAYTON, OHIO. ASSIGNOR TO THE MONARCH MARKINGSYS- TEM'. COMPANY, OF DAYJTON, OHIO, A. CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

TAG-MARKING MACHINE.

Application med September 27, 1922. Serial No. 590,796.

To all whom it mwfy concern.'

Be it known that I, FREDERICK KoHNLE, a citizen of the'United States,and residin at Dayton, inthe county of Montgomery an 6 State of Ohio,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tag-Marking Machines, ofwhich the following specification is a full disclosure. f

The invention relates to a machine for 10 printing and cutting tickets,pin-tags, and mined labels, introduced intethe machine 1n strip form,the tag or labelwidths or lengths being defined by spaced openings orslots, which openings or slots function as l5 supplementary means forfeeding said tags or labels to printing and cutting positions. Thismachine is designed to feed, print and cut price marking tags or ticketsin strip form, and of varying widths and styles, and to similarlyoperate upon, paperv ribbon, the said tickets, o r strips, and ribbon4having openings.or slots therein, as supplementary feedin means, .spacedconformably'to the desire 'tagor label width or length, two distinctstyles of strips and labels being fed,

printed and cut, independently of one another. l

An object of the invention is to provide a machine for feedin printing,and cutting v paper material in t e form of both cardboard strips andper ribbon, andi-to provide means where y. each style of strip materialmay be separately fed to'and disposed upon a common printing platen,upon which platen the material is -simultaneously printed and cut in taglen hs.

Another object of t e invention is to provide means whereby themechanism for feeding one type or kind of material may be con- 40veniently connected, or disconnected with the mechanism for feeding theother type of material.

An additional object of the invention is' the provision of means forcoupling and un- 4e coupling one of the feed lmechanisms whereb. 1t canbemade to functiononl when des1red,said coupling means also unctioningto o rate a countlng device to cause registration of the number ofmachine operations indicative of the number of tags printed.,

Another object of the invent-ion 1s the provision of feed means, eachadapted for feeding its type of material, said means coordinatelyactuated in such a manner that the relative feed strokes thereof are inopposite phases, that is, one of the feed devices advances while theother retreats.

Another object of the invention is to provide a printing head havingcutting means thereon coactible with companion knives attached in aright .angular relation at the side of the platen, the cutting meansoperated and v'supported by the printing head,

Another object of the invention is to provide a cam in the form of astamped sheet metal wheel structure for operating the feeding, printing,and inking mechanism in timed coordination.`

Another object of the invention is ,to provide a novel means for guidingpaper ribbon to prevent buckling of the same and to further the positiveengagement of the feedin means with the paper.

(nother object of the invention is the provision of a compact machineconstructed principally of stamped sheet metal, thus reducing the costof manufacture as well as the weight of the machine. l

Other objects and certain advantages will be more fully set forth in adescription of the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisapplication, i`n which:

vFigure 1 is.an end elevation with all cov ers removed, showing themachine set for feeding, cardboar strip rm, illustrating the positionsof. the parts immediately after a cutting and prlnting operation, andfurther showing in dot-and? ash lines the inkin position ofthe printingarm', and type-head carried thereby, with relation to inking pad.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation, the parts being positioned as in Figure 1,with the casing or housing for the paper ribbon roll or reel in section.

Figure 3 is a top plan, the position of the (printing and cuttingpin-tags inl parts being shown 1n correspondence with igures 1' and 2andalso showing 'in dot-- and-dash lines the fully retarded position of theinking. pad arm.

Figure 4 1s a sectional elevation from the paper ribbon handling side ofthe machine, showing the 'relative positions of the feed dog, thecardboard strip and paper ribbon cutters, and printing head during aprinting operation, and showing in dot-and-dash lines the position of asheet-metal member de- Signed to guide the unsevered strip or ribbonafter partial cutting.

Figure is a fragmentary plan showing the auxiliary feed lever connectedfor feeding paper ribbon with the parts positioned in correspondence tothose of Figure 4, the forward position of the inking pad and retractedposition of the ribbon feed-pawl being shown in dot-and-dash lines.

Figure 6 is a longitudinal vertical section through the tag striphandling side of the machine,-illustrating the feed dog and inking padin advanced position, and showing the operative positions of the tensionde.- vice and adjustable guide plate.

Figure 7 is a detached detail perspective view of the ribbon feed lever,inking. pad arm and strip ticket feed pawl mounted upon their commonreciprocable base.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary plan showing a ticket strip vas positioned forcutting and vprinting in correspondence with the position of the feedpawl of Figure 6.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary end view of the parts positioned incorrespondence with those in Figure 8, and illustrating indotand-dash'lines, the guide plate positioned as a guide for a secondstyle of strip ticket.y

Figures 10 and 11 are respectively a bot- 'tom plan, and a centralsection of the ribbon cover and tension device.

Figure 12 is a view similar to Figure 4, showing the paper ribbonpositioned for cuttin and printing, with the fully retracted 'positionof thefeed dog shown in dot-and: dash lines. Figure 13 is a section online l3-13, of

Figure 4, illustrating the ribbon guide and reciprocable feed pawlcarrier. l

Figure 14 is a top plan view of the tab'e, all machine elements havingbeen removed.

Figures 15 and 16 are diametric sectionsof the cam wheel, respectivelyon lines 15-15, 16-16, of Figure `2.

Figures 17 and 18 are respectively a plan of second style of cardboardticket strip, and an edge view of the same.

Figure 19 is a diagrammatic v elevation illustrating the position of theelements, including the cam wheel, feed paWl, printinghead, and printingpad, when the machine is feeding a cardboard ticket strip.

Figure 20 is a diagrammatic plan showing the corresponding positionofthe auxiliary feed lever relative to the position of the parts of Figure19, when said lever is adjusted for feeding thepaper ribbon.

Figure 2l is a diagrammatic view showing the principal elements,includinv feed pawl and t printing-head csposed as when a ticket stripis being printed and cut.

Figure 22 is a diagrammatic plan illustrating the forward position ofthe auxiliary feed lever when said lever is adjusted for paperciprocate.

the cam,

msaiae feeding paper ribbon in correspondence to the position of vtheparts of Figure 21.

Figure 23 is a plan section of the paper ribbon guide means, with feedpawl carrier and tension plate removed.

All elements of the machine are supported upon a base 1, in the form ofa skeleton box-like casting, providing a horizontal bearing 2 for anoperating shaft 3, rotatable byasuitable hand-wheell. The base isprovided at its Itop with a horizontal table portion, generallydesignated at 5, present'- ing the plane surfaces 6, 7 8, upon whichvarious elements lof 'the machine are suitably mounted and attached, ashereinafter described.

A horizontal bearing 9 for the journal of the printing lever is providedin an extenlsion of the table, said bearing lying above and beyond thesame between the surfaces 6 and 7, and at a right angle to the vbearing2. The table is notched, as at 10, adjacent the extension to allowclearance for an oscillating 'rinting arm, journaled in said bearingand3 extending above and across the table from the rear to the frontthereof. Centrally of the table is a longitudinal channel 11 for housingthe ticket strip guide and tension means.

Extending downwardly from the channel l1 adjacent one wall thereof isaslot `12 within which a feed dog is designed to re- A rubber platen 13is held in a recess at one end of and lush| with the surface 8, saidplaten beine positioned substantially at one corner of the table, sothat either the cardboard tag strip or gummed ribbon can contact thesame and be fed thereacross. Keyed to Ithe shaft 3, at the rear of -thebase 1, is a cam wheel 15which is slightly spaced from the base toallowfor the reciprocation of a feed lever, between said wheel and base, thelever being connected with and operable by the cam Wheel.

plane and provides a horizontally disposed roller engaging flange 16 theouter periphery of which engages a terminal roller of the printinglever. The flange is increased in Width at certain portions of theperiphery to provide diametricall related peak portions 17, 18, ofrelatively iferent heights providing symmetrical inclines at each sidethereof merging into the narrower portion of the flange, thus providingcams 19, 20, the higher of which, 19, is designed to operate theprinting lever for printing and cutting operations and thelower, 20, forinking operations. (See Figures 19, 20.) The cam wheel further provideslin its face side opposite that of the cams 19, 20, an elliptical groove21 with which is enga ed the roller of the feed lever, said grooveunctioning to reciprocate through the intermediary of said lever theinking pad arm and both feed dogs. The major axis of the ellipticalgroove 21 is disposed at a right angle to a diametric line A (seeFigures 19, 20), drawn through the peak portions 17, 18, of the cams 19,20, and eccentric to the axis of the shaft 3 and between said axis andthe cam 19, the minor axis of the groove being parallel with saiddiametric line A. The cam wheel is punched and formed .from a 4blank ofsheetmetal to provide the flange 16 and groove 21, thestamping as thusformed being mounted, as shown in Figures 15 and 16, upon thevcounterturned portion of the hub 22, a reenforcing plate 23 beingdisposed upon said counter-turned portion between and'against theshoulder formed thereby and also against the outer face of the camwheel, said plate being riveted or otherwise secured as at 24 to saidouter face of said wheel,

and additionally secured by an outturned portion attached as at 25` tothe cam 19. A feed `lever 26, and printing lever 135 are actuatedrespectively by means of the elliptical groove 21, and cams 19 and 20during the cam wheel rotation. ingly disposed against the rear verticalface of the base 1, is pivoted thereto at 27, and lies between the camwheel and said base. The lever is shaped to provide, midway of itslength and at that side adjacent the shaft a re-entrant angle, to allowclearance between the said lever and shaft 3 durlng lever reciprocation.A roller 28 projects horizontally from the lever to engage the groove21. The upper endvof the lever is slotted as at 29 for slidingengagement within a headed pin 30 projecting from the vertical faceofthe slide member, generally designated 31, designed to slide upon anangle plate 132 to which it is slidingly attached by a pin or rivet 33traversing a slot 34 in plate 32 the rivet. being fastened to anupturned portion 35 of the slide 31, which portion lies at the rear ofand against the vertical portion of the plate 32, said plate 32 beingattached by screws to the surface 7 and having a raised 'apron portion36 covering the channel 11 with the lower edge of the outer downturnedend 37 of said apron, sufiiciently vertically spaced from the surface 8,adjacent the channel 11` to allow the introduction of the cardboardstrip between said surface and the downturned edge of said apron, ashereinafter more fully described.

The slide member 31 is formed from a sheet-metal blank, bent to providea hori- -zontal inking pad arm 38 slidable upon a plate 32 and extendingdiagonally across the table 5, having an inking pad-39 mounted at itsouter end, said pa aligned with the platen 13 designed to lie thereabovewhile the type are lowered to cont-act the pad 1n an inking operation.The member 31 fur- The feed lever, slid-l ther provides a longitudinalshelf portion 4() underlying the table 5 and extended inwardlythereunder to a point vertically be neath the slot 12. Adjustablyattached to the upper surface of the shelf 40 by a screw 41 traversingslot 42 is an angle plate 43 providing downturned retaining lug 44engaging the side of the opening 45, of said shelf 40. Upon the verticalsurface of the angle plate 43 is pivoted, as at 46, la spring actuatedfeed dog or pawl 47 extending upwardly throughthe -slotl 12, its upperend projecting slightly above thesurface 8 of the table (see Fig. 9) toengage the slots of the tag strip for feeding the said strip, a stop 48limiting the upward movement of the said pawl. to an outturned end ofthe pawl and to a stamped-out projection of the plate 43. Upon theAupper side of the plate 32 adjac ent the outer end thereof is anupstanding pin 50 providing a counterturned portion upon which ispivotally fastened one end ofan auxiliary feed lever y52 designed toactuate the paper ribbon feeding mechanism to which the lever'isconnected by means 'of a slot 53 in its end,` engaging a headed pin 54(see Fig. 5) mounted upon thefeed awl carrier 55, to which, in'turn. ispivote the pawl or dog 56 for feeding the'paper ribbon.

`A latchmeans is provided for coupling the lever 52 with the slidemember 31 to cause an oscillation of the said lever and consequentactuation of the feed pawl carrier 55, a description of which follows:

The face configuration of the lever 52 is best shown in Figures 3 and 5,wherein the forward edge of the same is shown to provide a re-entrantangle, at one side of which is provided an elongated notch 60 at alltimes lying 'at an angle to the long axis of the table and to ,thedirection of reciprocation of the arm 34. Upstanding lugs61 are providedat the ends of the notch to which is attached a swinging latch or wallforming element 62, the down-turned terminal lugs of which arepivotallyvriveted to the lugs 61, a vlinger-piece 63 being provided forraising the latch member .aboutits pivot to a position shown in Figure5, as a result of which adjustment a vertically disposed wall isprovided, which in conjunction with they notch 60 forms a closed slotabout the roller 64, mounted upon a pin 65 attached i to the arm 38. Theadjustment just de-` 69, said lugs and slot being slidingly engaged withthe lower'end of the counter' lever 70, attached to the shaft of thecounting device 7l of any preferred form, mounted upon a shelf 72,fastened upon and projecting forwardly from the extension carrying thebearing 9. The counting device is operated whenever the latch member 62is swung downwardly to engage the roller 64, the feed dog for the paperribbon being also actuated as before described.

Both pawls move simultaneously upon oscillation of the lever 52, theangular relation of the notch to the path of movement of the roller 64being such that when one pawl is advanced the other is retracted, (seeFigs. 20, 22). Inasmuch as one type of srip only is fed at a time, thelever.

52l need onlv be connected by the latch 62 to the roller 64 when paperribbon is being fed or when a record of the number 'of machineoperations for feeding cardboard strips is desired, both objects beingaccomplished whenever the lever 52 is oscillated-.-

As before stated, the feed dogs operate in directions at right angles toeach other, the platen-being so positioned with respect thereto thatboth cardboard strip and paper ribbon rest upon the platen during the'respective printing and cutting operations. Novel guide means areprovided respectively for the cardboard strips and paper ribbon, theribbon guide being constructed in the following manner.

Paper rz'b bon guidi/2.V

Referring particularly to Figs. 3, 4, 12, and 13, the guide is shown inthe form of a laminated sheet-metal structure attached as a unit uponthe surface 6 as by'screws, and comprises a base plate 75, (see Figs.12, 13), of relatively thin material to which are riveted inlspacedrelation, metal plates 76, 77, upon which the paper ribbon rests. Theplates are formed and positioned to provide inwardly directed lateralextensions 78, 7 9, defining together with the upper surface t theplate75, a forwardlv disposed relatively narrow 4groove 80 in which thepawl is designed to travel when engaged through a feed opening a of thepa er ribbon b, said ribbon resting upon and ridging the two plates 76,7 7, throughout their length.

The rear ends of the extensions 7 8,-7 9, are bent downwardly intoopenings 82 of the plates to for`m inclines 83. Over the plate 76 islongitudinally disposed a guide plate 84, which plate, together with anL- shaped element 85 attached at the opposite side to the upper surfaceof plate 77, form a paper ribbon guide, said IL-s'haped element alsoforming a longitudinal guide or slide and feed dog carrier support.Between the uide thus formed and extending the full ength of said 'guideand adapted to rest memes on the top of the ribbon (see Fig. 12) is atension plate 86 designed to prevent buckling and retrograde movement ofthe ribbon when the feed dog is being retracted, said plate havingformed at its forward end a centrally disposed slot 87 two arms 88 beingthereby provided on either side, having their ends bent downwardat aslight angle,'as at 89, to direct the paper downwardly toward the platenin conformity to the inclination of the lower or stationary knife memberherebelow described.

The ends of the arms 88 are notched on their underside, as at 90, (seeFigs. 10 and 11), toy form a guide groove forthe ribbon, to preventlateral play of the same. The metal at the closed end of the slot 87, ispressed downwardly to forma central finger 91 designed'to lie at therear and adjacent the inclinations 83 for the purpose of depressing theribbon at this point for positive engagement by the pa'wl with anopening a during a feeding operation. The forward ends of the plate 84and the attaching flange of element 85 are bent upwardly and thenhorizontally to form attachment ears 93 to which are fastened the endsof the stationary cutter elementv 94, theiniddle horizontal portion 95of which is depressed and'lies flush at its inner edge with the uppersurface of plate 75, slanting downwardly therefrom to a point to therear of and above the surface 8 and adjacent the pilates 13, allowiing`sufficient clearance for t 'e dog 47 to ass thereunder,

an outer cutting edge 96 ing provided,

with which a resilient movable cutter element or knife cooperates.

I he tension element has at its rear an upturned finger-piece 86aengaged by a retaining. spring 86b .fastened to and vprojectingrearwardly beyond the 'end of the element 85. The plate is held againstupward displacement at its rear end by a pivoted latch 97 having anupturned end forming a finger-piece. The feed dog carrier55 slides uponthe upper edge of the LShaped element 85 and is formed of two L-shapedmetal plates 100, 101, riveted lto' a spacer p1ate`102. The horizontallegs 98, 99, of the plates lie slidingly against and respectively latopposite sides of a horizontal por-` tion 85a of the element 85, the leg98 carrying the headed pin 54. An angularly bent pawl supporting plate103 is adjustably attached at the top of the carrier by means of a screw10ft-traversing a slot 105 in the plate 103. The pawl 56 is pivoted itively mounted upon a central horizontal projection 109 of the circularmetal housing 110 attached at one side of the base 1 belowand'invertical 'alignment with the paper ribbon guide means. The housingis provided with a cover 111 held closed by a nut 112 engaged withthreads of projection 109. An opening 113 is provided at the upper partof the housing through which the end of the ribbon is passed and drawnupwardlyy and across the guide reparatory to feeding. To place the ribon in feeding position, vthe tension plate 86 is removed and the ribbonpulled upwardly, laid within the groove ofthe guide and drawnthereacross a suflicient distance to dispose 'an opening a in thestrip,,forwardly of the feed dog 56 when the same is in retracted position.The tension plate 86 isthen placed uponv the strip and between the guideand yleldably locked at its rear end by latch 97, providing a gravitytension on the ribbon.

Cardboard 'ticket .strip 'gu/ide.

The 'guide and tension means for the cardboard strip are bestlillustrated in Figs. 3, 6, 8 and 9, the same being disposed at a rightangle to the above described paper ribbon guide and designed to guidethe various styles of ticket strips, two "only of which are hereinillustrated and respectively designated d, c, (see Figs.. 8, 9, 17, 18),one having the staples f attached adjacent one edge of the strip, onefor each tag, and 'extending at right angles' to the face of the strip,and the other' having staples f. similarly attached but extendedhorizontallyV beyond the edge of the strip and bent inwardly at an acuteangle (see Figs. 17, 18). In order to accommodate the ticket strips ofboth forms, an adjust able guide is provided, comprising a plate 115swingingly` pivoted as at 116 within a iioor opening of the groove 11and designed to be adjusted either in a substantially vertical positionor inxa rearwardly slanting position, as shown lin Fig. 9, respectivelyin full and dot-and-dash lines.

The manner of adjusting the guide is best shown in Fig. 1. The guide isspringpressed against a stop 118, projecting from the under surface ofthe apron 36. The outer end of the uide plate 115 is curved rearwardly,as siown, and adjacent the curved portion and as an extension of thelower edge of the plate is a. guide operating finger-piece 120 having adepending lug 121 attached to which is a spring 122, the opposite end ofwhich is en aged with .a pressed-out attaching'crimp o the plate 32. Thespring, as shown in Fig. 1, lies below the pivotal point ofthe late 115and thus positively locks the ui e in the position shown. When the gui eis thrown rearwardly, as shown in dot and dash lines in Fig. 9, thespring will lie above the pivot and positively hold the guide in thatposition.

`A means is provided for causing the inner ed e of the stri topositively engage the gulde plate during feeding operation,

the position of a severed tag being shown,

at the right hand end thereof in dot-anddash lines. This viewillustrates the position ofthe strip immediately after the severing of atag with the feed pawl 47 in advanced position. .Additional tensionmeans 125 is adapted to engage the inner under surface of that part ofthe strip ywhichever-y hangs the slot 11, between'the staple f andforward wall of said slot, Thistension means 125 has the-form (see Figs.3 and 6), of a plate and is pivotally fastened to the table 5 by reversebending, as shown at 126, the bent terminal 127 resting in a slot 128 ofthe table. The plate is supported at its opposite end adjacent the table13 by a spring 129 stepped in an opening in the floor of the groove 11,the upper edge of the tension means vertically above the spring beingnormally in contact with the under surface of the depressed portion 95of the stationary cutter 94. When the' strip the forward end of thetension device and the lower surface of said stationary cutter, asbestshown in Fig. 9, the upper surface of the strip being held slightly'spaced from the lower surface of the stationary cutter by a smallprojection 131, on said cutter. The plate is downwardly turned at onecorner as at 132 to hold the outer end of the strip depressed, whilebeing cut.

Printing and cutting merlin-ideali.

The printing lever 135 is best illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4. Itspivot.. or journal 136 is engaged within the bearing 9 and is fastenedtherein against lateral displacement by a slotted retaining washerengaging a circumferential groove of the journal. The lever providesadjacent its endv below its pivot, adjacent and at the rear of the base1, a cam engaging roller 137, mounted at the lower extremity of a link138 pivoted at 139 to the link and having midway of its length anoutstanding ear 140 engage- 105' i is inserted it is frictionally heldbetween l able'by the end, a set screw 141 having threaded engagementwith a laterally flanged portion of the lever. The screw and link 138provide a means for adjusting the throw of the forward. end of theprinting lever conformably to the required de gl'ee of contact betweenthe type, inking pad'arm and platen. The roller is forced against theflange 16 by a spring 142 attached at one end to a pin 144, traversing aslot in the link 138 and stepped in the turned horizontal portionsforming, with the lower end of the headway s into which the guides ofthe typehead'144a are introduced. rlhetype head is of a structuresimilar to that illustrated in 'my pending application, Serial No.488,176, fon-taud marking machine, filed July 28, 1921, and thereforeonl structure will be herein given.

The t pe head is .heldin printing position wit in the grooves byapivoted latch 145 engaging a stop plate 146, this plate acting to limitthe depthvof insertion of the head within the grooves. The t pe head isprovided with vertically' dispose parallel type receiving slots, eachslot having at one side arow of equally spaced vertical groovesextending thereacross fromthe top surface of the type head downwardlywithin said A slots, the same stopping short of the bottom of the headto form a shoulder. rlhe type insertable within the grooves, areindicated at 147.

The earns 20 and 19 alternately engage the roller 137 to depress thetype-head respectively for an inking and printing, and. cuttingoperation. The relations of the cams 20 and 19 to the feed groove 21 aresuch that the inking pad is withdrawn from beheath the head before thesame is llowered.- for printing', at which'time both knives areoperated.

The knife 150, having a bevelled edge for cutting paper ribbon,isattached as by screws at the rear of the head 142 and is designed tospringingly cooperate with the cutting edge 96 of the. stationary knife95, see Fig. 4), at which time the knife' is ered as shown, thusbringing the cutting elemente in positive eontaet and, assuring a Yageneral description of its clean cut. The tags of the paper strip arenot entirely severed by the knife, but, as shown in Figure 5, are cutthrough, adjacent their outer edges, as shown at g, and centrally ateach side of, an opening b as shown at L, leaving unsevered connectingportions z' betweenA cuts h and g. The lower edge of the knife 150 is ofsubstantially V- shaped formation to obtain a shearing cut, (see Fig,2), and extending u wardly from its lower edge has a centra slot 152 ofslightly less width than the openings b. Symmetrically at'feach side ofsaid slot 152 are whic function for forming the connecting port-ionsiz'as above described.

rlhe lenife 159, for cutting cardboard strips is pivoted as at 160 to astationary cutter plate 161 attached as by a screw at the end of thesurface 8 adjacent the platen 13, the said knife 159 belng actuated forcutting the strip as the printmg arm moves downwardly for a printingoperation. The' actuation of the knife is accomplished by its slottedattachment with a link 165 pivoted as at 166 to the plate 144. Theaction `of the knife is best shown in Figs. 1 and 4, F ig. 1 showinu thenormal position of the knife when tlie printing arm is .in its uppermostosition preparatory to inking the type. rib the arm travels downwardly,the upper end of the slot 167 engages the pin 168 mounted upon theknife, and partly depresses the knife as shown in Fig. 4, after which,upoma continued downward movement of the printing arm, 'the upper edgeof the knife is engaged by the inturned portion ofwthe plate 144 tofurther depress the knifeoto its limit. When the arm travels upwardly,the lower end of the Slot 1617 again engages the pin and raisesntheknife to a position shown in Fig. 1. llt will be seen that by thisconstructio,'a single arm aetuates both knives positioned adjacent acommon platen, thus making' .possible a feeding in directions at rightangles to each other of both cardboard strips and paper ribbon.

Substitute type heads are provided hav provided relatively narrow slots153 l sertion of said guides, means for feeding strip material from saidguides to said platen, and means for printing and cutting said materialwhile disposed thereon.

3. In a device of the class described, a

base', a reciprocable printing member thereon, a platen engageable bysaid printing member, guides aligned with said platen, meansreciprocable for feeding material from said guides to, over and uponsaid platen, a pivoted lever engageable with one of said reciprocablefeeding means, a pin attached to the other reciprocable feeding means, anotch in said lever enga eable by said pin, and an adjustable Wal-forming member adapted to be turned to form with said notch a closedslot about said pin. 4. In a device of the class described, a pivotedmember having a guiding edge, a translatable member having a projectionthereon engagcable with said guiding ed e, and a latch member cooperablewith sai edge to form therewith a closure about said projection.

5. In a device of the class described, a base, a pivoted element thereonhaving a recess at one edge, la translatable member hav ing a rojectionthereon, said projection engagea le with said recess, a latch memberpivoted to said pivoted element cooperable with said recess to form aclosure about said projection, and means for oscillating saidtranslatable member.

6. In a device of the class described, relatively right angularlydisposed guides, a platen at the intersection thereof, means for feedingmaterial to said platen from said guides, printing means cooperable withsaid platen,l for A'printing said material, inking means movable withsaid feeding means and cooperable with said printing means, and meansfor obtaining timed coordination between said printing and inking meansand said platen.

7. In a device of the character described, a platen for receiving taglength sections of strips, a printing head movable above the platen forprinting upon a tag section disposed upon the platen, angularly disposedtag strip confining guides co-planar with the platen for uidingrespective tag stripsto and upon t e platen from relative angulardirections, whereby different forms of tags may be alternately fed tothe platen and beneath the printing head and strip'feeding meansrespectively foreach guide.

8. In a device of the character described, a platen for receiving taglength sections of strips, a printing head movable above the platen forprinting upon a tag section disposed upon the platen, angularly disposedtag strip confining guides co-planar With the platen for guidingrespective tag strips to and upon the platen from relative angulardirections, reciprocable strip feeding carriages respectively for saidguides, a rocking member for actuating one of said carriages adapted tobe connected With the second carriage for rocking said member to actuateits carriage in stroke directions alternately to the second carriage,whereby the strips in said guides may be respectively alternately fed tothe platen.

9. ln a device of the class described, a reciprocableI printing member,a platen engageable by said printing member,guides aligned with saidplaten, means for feeding material from said guides to said platen, saidmeans comprising a rotating cam providing projections engageable withsaid printing member, and a groove for oscillating said feeding means,and means for connecting and disconnect-ing said feeding means.

10.l In a device of the class described, pa-

.per guiding tables, at right angles to one another, translatable feedmembers, one for each guide table, a pivoted lever providing a guidingedge, a projection on one of said translatable feed members engageable.with said edge, and means upon said lever adapted to cooperate withsaid edge to enclose said projection.

11. In a device of the class described, relatively right angularlydisposed horizontal guides, .translatable strip feeding members,

' one for each guide, a platen aligned with said guide, an inking padcarried by one of said 'translatable' feed members, a pivoted leverproviding a guiding edge, a pin on one of said translatable feed membersengageable with said edge, means upon said lever adapted to cooperateWith said edge and close said projection, a printing member cooperableWith said pad at the end of a feed stroke and cooperable with saidplaten at the end of a retreat stroke, and means for causing timedcoordination between said printing melnber and between said inking padand said platen.

12. In a device of the class described,

paper guiding tables, translatable strip feedlng members,A one for eachtable, a pivoted lever providing a guiding edge, a pin on one of saidtranslatable feeding members engageable with said edge, and means uponsaid lever ladapted to cooperate with said edge to enclose saidrojection. i

13. In a evice of the class described. a table having guides fortracking a tag strip, a translatable member for feeding material alongone of said guides, a second translatable member for feeding materialalong the other guide at right angles to said first-mentioned guide, alever pivoted to said table and. operatively connected with said secondtranslatable member, said lever having a recess, a pin on one of saidtranslatable members engageable Within said recess, and

an element attached to said lever adapted to be swung to form with saidrecess a closed slot about said projection.

14. In a device of the class described, relatively right angularlydisposed horizontal guides, a platen in alignment with said guides, aninking pad reciprocable lengthwise of one of said guides and alignedwith said platen, a pawl movable with said inking pad for feedingmaterial alongsaid guide, a printing member cooperable with said pad atthe end of a feed stroke, and cooperable with said platen at the end ofa retreat stroke, and means for causing timed ycoordination vbetweensaid printing member and said inking pad and platen.

l5. In a device of the class described, a table for tracking a tagstrip, a translatable memberv for 'feeding material along said table, asecond translatable member for feeding material along said table atright angles to said first mentioned feed, a lever pivoted to said tableoperatively connected with said second translatable member, said leverhaving a recess, a pin on one of said translatable members engageablewithin said recess, and a wall forming element attached to said lever',adapted to be swung to form with said recess a closed slot about-saidprojection.

16. In a device of' the class described, a base, a swinging elementpivoted ythereto and ha-ving`arecess at one edge, a translatable memberhaving a projection thereon engageable with said recess. and an elementpivotallyattached upon said swingingele-` ment, adapted to be swung toa'position to form wi-th said recess a closed slot about saidprojection.

' 17. In a device of the class described, a swinging element having arecess at one edge, a translatable member having a projection thereonengageable within said recess, and an element pivotally attached to saidswinging element adjacent said recess, adapted to be swung to a positionto form with said'r'ecess a closed slot about-said projection, wherebysaid projection is slidably engaged therein to oscillate said swingingelement when said translatable element is oscillated, and means foroscillating said translatable member.

18. In a device ofthe class described, a guide for confining `andtracking paper ribbon. 4comprising a base. plate having aligned openingstherein, intermediate plates attached to said base, formed and spaced todefine in conjunction -therewith relatively narrow and rbroad co-linearco-planar depressions, .each 'intermediate plate having a. portionprojected into one of said openings, cap plates overlying saidintermediate plates defining therewith a depression adapted to receive apaper strip, and a tension element adapted to rest upon the paper strip,said plate having a slot in register with said narrow depression definedby said intermediate plates, and having a tongue at one endof said slot,adapted toI lie adjacent said prov jected portions to depress the strip,and means for yieldingly locking said tension element.` p

19. In a device of the class described, a platen, guides alignedtherewith relatively right angularly disposed with respect to eachother, means for feeding strip material from said guides to said platen,printing means coactible -with said platen, and means mounted upon andoperable by said printing means for cutting respective strips in taglengths.

20. In a device .of the class described, a platen, guides leadingptosaid platen, said guides being relatively right angularly dis'- posed, aprinting head engageable with said platen, a knife upon said headcoactible with one of said guides for cutting a respective strip, amovable knife connected to said platen, and a link connected with saidknife and with said printing head, whereby the depression of said headoperates both knives to cut said strip.

21. In a device of the class described, a guide for confining andtracking paper ribbon, comprising a base plate having a pair .of alignedopenings adjacentvone end and spaced apart, a pair of plates attached tosaid base plates formed and spaced apart to define relatively narrow andbroad' depressions therebetween, each plate having an inner portion bentandprojecting into one of said openings, additional .plates 'upon saidfirst-mentioned plates attached thereto and defining a ribbonreceivingdepression and-adapted to receive a ribbon or strip, a tensionelement adapted to rest upon the ribbon and bridge said depressions,said plate having a slot in register with said' narrow depression,`andhaving a tongue at the end' of said slot adapted to lie adjacent saidbent portions to depress said strip against said inclined portions, andmeans for locking said tension element.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribel my name` as attested by thetwosnbscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK KUHNLE.

Witnesses:

R. KISTNER. L. A. BECK.

